My father brought one home from a mine site near Bendemmer (Tamworth NSW) when I was about 16. I was enthusiastic but no idea & no money of what would lay ahead to restore it. Sat in our yard in Sydney for 10 years until some bloke from out near Mudgee (central west NSW) took it away. Thanks for making this video driving it on the road, something I never had the chance to do 😀
I have the front clip of this , has the original lights with the Austin emblem, has the working horn a couple of old relays ,I have the speedometer with the clock in it that still keeps time, this rig is sweet 👍🏻🍻🇨🇦
So excited to see this car here! Several years ago I have seen an old photo of the same car which was used in China in the 1960s. However I have no idea what the guy is, he is so different to Land Rover Series 1.
My first car was a Austin Gipsy 1963 it stayed in the family for 13 years and never broke down, it was not a flexitor car because in Iceland where I live the flexitor cars were not liked leaf springs were easier and I thought that the flexitor Gipsy´s were not manufactured after 1962 but I seem to be wrong there. In the end I swapped the Gipsy for 220 crates of green beens that my father sold and I bought myself a ´67 Mustang. Still I think of my Gipsy and wold like to have it back. This was about 1970.
Yeah, the flexitor suspension got a bad reputation in the first couple of years (58-59) but by the time the G2 came out they had all of the issues sorted out. It sounds like you did okay with the trade for the Mustang though! I had a 66 that I sold recently, fun car. I've seen pictures of several Gipsys in a yard in Iceland, maybe your old one is still around. (I'm Icelandic on my Mother's side, her Maiden name Finnson)
in the 1970s i worked in a leyland dealership in north east england we had 2 gipsys ex royal navy i thought they were better than land rovers good solid and reliable motor
They really did have a lot of a lot of improvements over the LR, I've been to a few meets and I have taken a few Land rover owners for a drive, the two main comments I hear are "it's so quiet inside" and "it rides so nice"
Nice car Glen. I have a very similar 1965 Gipsy, and Yes, I too have a partial Aluminium roof insert on my soft top, covering the rear compartment only, but not the front seats - no idea why?!
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My father brought one home from a mine site near Bendemmer (Tamworth NSW) when I was about 16. I was enthusiastic but no idea & no money of what would lay ahead to restore it. Sat in our yard in Sydney for 10 years until some bloke from out near Mudgee (central west NSW) took it away.
Thanks for making this video driving it on the road, something I never had the chance to do 😀
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
I have the front clip of this , has the original lights with the Austin emblem, has the working horn a couple of old relays ,I have the speedometer with the clock in it that still keeps time, this rig is sweet 👍🏻🍻🇨🇦
That's great and thank you for watching!
I love these and I’m insanely jealous.
Thank you! I love them too!
That is a very very nice Gipsy, used to see quite a lot of these on the roads here in England but now a very rare sight.
Thank you!
And yes the rust has gotten a lot of them over the years.
👍😊 Thank you for the drive Glenn.
Really enjoyed the history and little swing through your neighborhood.
You're welcome! when you get out this way I'll take you for a real time drive 😁
So excited to see this car here!
Several years ago I have seen an old photo of the same car which was used in China in the 1960s. However I have no idea what the guy is, he is so different to Land Rover Series 1.
It's surprising where they show up in the world considering how few were made. There seems to be a few in every country.
My first car was a Austin Gipsy 1963 it stayed in the family for 13 years and never broke down, it was not a flexitor car because in Iceland where I live the flexitor cars were not liked leaf springs were easier and I thought that the flexitor Gipsy´s were not manufactured after 1962 but I seem to be wrong there. In the end I swapped the Gipsy for 220 crates of green beens that my father sold and I bought myself a ´67 Mustang. Still I think of my Gipsy and wold like to have it back. This was about 1970.
Yeah, the flexitor suspension got a bad reputation in the first couple of years (58-59) but by the time the G2 came out they had all of the issues sorted out. It sounds like you did okay with the trade for the Mustang though! I had a 66 that I sold recently, fun car. I've seen pictures of several Gipsys in a yard in Iceland, maybe your old one is still around. (I'm Icelandic on my Mother's side, her Maiden name Finnson)
in the 1970s i worked in a leyland dealership in north east england we had 2 gipsys ex royal navy i thought they were better than land rovers good solid and reliable motor
They really did have a lot of a lot of improvements over the LR, I've been to a few meets and I have taken a few Land rover owners for a drive, the two main comments I hear are "it's so quiet inside" and "it rides so nice"
Nice car Glen. I have a very similar 1965 Gipsy, and Yes, I too have a partial Aluminium roof insert on my soft top, covering the rear compartment only, but not the front seats - no idea why?!
Thank you Stan they're great old 4x4's. Does yours have an antenna in the middle as well?
holy smokes, that thing is cute and a proper 4x4!
Thank you, yes I think they had more style than their competitors!
Very nice!
Even still has a halon fire extinguisher.
DID CANADA ONCE DRIVE ON THE LEFT LIKE UK.
No we've always driven on the right hand side, but this Gipsy did come from the UK that's why it's right hand drive.
Where do I have the vin number on My gipsy ???
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